Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Effects of Anacardium Plants: An Ethnopharmacological Perspective

Bahare Salehi, Mine Gültekin-Özgüven, Celale Kirkin, Beraat Özçelik, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais-Braga, Joara Nalyda Pereira Carneiro, Camila Fonseca Bezerra, Teresinha Gonçalves da Silva, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Benabdallah Amina, Lorene Armstrong, Zeliha Selamoglu, Mustafa Sevindik, Zubaida Yousaf, Javad Sharifi-Rad*, Ali Mahmoud Muddathir, Hari Prasad Devkota, Miquel Martorell*, Arun Kumar Jugran*, William C. Cho*Natália Martins*

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Abstract

Anacardium plants have received increasing recognition due to its nutritional and biological properties. A number of secondary metabolites are present in its leaves, fruits, and other parts of the plant. Among the diverse Anacardium plants' bioactive effects, their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities comprise those that have gained more attention. Thus, the present article aims to review the Anacardium plants' biological effects. A special emphasis is also given to their pharmacological and clinical efficacy, which may trigger further studies on their therapeutic properties with clinical trials.

Original languageEnglish
Article number295
JournalFrontiers in Endocrinology
Volume11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jun 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2020 Salehi, Gültekin-Özgüven, Kirkin, Özçelik, Morais-Braga, Carneiro, Bezerra, Silva, Coutinho, Amina, Armstrong, Selamoglu, Sevindik, Yousaf, Sharifi-Rad, Muddathir, Devkota, Martorell, Jugran, Cho and Martins.

Funding

AJ acknowledged the funding from Uttarakhand council for Biotechnology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India (File No. UCB/R&D Project/2018-311) for this work. MM would like to thank the support offered by CONICYT PIA/APOYO CCTE AFB170007.

FundersFunder number
Uttarakhand council for BiotechnologyUCB/R&D Project/2018-311
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y TecnológicaPIA/APOYO CCTE AFB170007

    Keywords

    • Anacardium
    • anticancer
    • antimicrobial
    • antioxidant
    • cashew nut
    • phytotherapy

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